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enZaxxon Escape Zooms Into App Store, Leaves the Past Behindhttp://www.maclife.com/article/news/zaxxon_escape_zooms_app_store_leaves_past_behind
<!--paging_filter--><p><img src="/files/u220903/zaxxon_escape_200px.png" alt="Zaxxon Escape" width="201" height="150" class="graphic-right" />We don't even want to think about how many quarters we pumped into the arcade version of Zaxxon back in the early '80s, but 30 years later, SEGA has a sequel you can own for only four of those plays back in the day.<br /><br />Following our brief mention earlier this week, SEGA has indeed released <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/zaxxon-escape/id559568792?mt=8" target="_blank">Zaxxon Escape</a>, a universal app for iOS that attempts to bring a modern flourish to the 1982 arcade classic Zaxxon.<br /><br />"In 1982, kids everywhere saved their quarters to invade the evil robot ZAXXON’s space fortress in Sega’s first video game with a 3-D isometric perspective," the app description reads. "30 years later, ZAXXON is back and rebuilt for a whole new generation in this fast action arcade game. Get ready to maneuver your spaceship and escape the fortress at warp speeds!"<br /><br />There's just one problem: This is a whole new game that has very little to do with Zaxxon, and worse yet for fans of the original, doesn't even include that arcade legend.<br /><br />The good news is that <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/zaxxon-escape/id559568792?mt=8" target="_blank">Zaxxon Escape</a> is only 99 cents, supports Retina Display on compatible devices and it's a universal app which works on iPhone 4, fourth-gen iPod touch or iPad 2 and higher, even though it doesn't yet support the larger screen of the iPhone 5, which is promised for a future update.<br /><br />Let's hope SEGA takes a cue from other game developers and releases an iOS version of the original Zaxxon soon, much like Activision did shortly after releasing their modern take on the Atari classic Pitfall…<br /><br /><em>Follow this article’s author, <a href="http://twitter.com/JRBTempe" target="_blank">J.R. Bookwalter on Twitter</a></em></p><p>&nbsp;</p>http://www.maclife.com/article/news/zaxxon_escape_zooms_app_store_leaves_past_behind#commentsNewsApp Storearcade shooterios gamingiphone 5retina displayRetro GamingSegaUniversal AppsZaxxonZaxxon EscapeiPadiPhoneiPodThu, 04 Oct 2012 12:36:59 +0000J.R. Bookwalter15229 at http://www.maclife.comOvernight Recap: Opera 12.10 Beta, Camera Raw Update, SuperSync 5http://www.maclife.com/article/news/overnight_recap_opera_1210_beta_camera_raw_update_supersync_5
<!--paging_filter--><p><img src="/files/u220903/opera_beta_200px.png" alt="Opera beta" width="200" height="150" class="graphic-right" />Welcome back to another "app-tacular" Wednesday edition of the overnight recap, which finds a host of your favorite Mac and iOS apps getting updates big and small. Need a faster browser to read MacLife.com? Opera has a new Retina-friendly beta just for you. Troubled by iTunes Match? SuperSync 5 might be able to cure what ails you. It's all right here in one convenient place, so read on!</p><h3>Opera 12.10 Beta Adds Retina Display Support, More Speed</h3><p>If Safari, Chrome and Firefox aren't cutting it, you've probably wandered into the loving arms of Opera by now. If that's the case, <a href="http://www.opera.com/browser/next/" target="_blank">the company has a new Opera 12.10 beta available this week</a> which promises to offer "a big boost of speed and better compatibility across websites," while also adding support for the new MacBook Pro with Retina Display. Of course, no beta release would be complete without OS X Mountain Lion support, and Opera 12.10 has it, including that big cat's built-in share functionality as well as pushing notifications from the browser to Notification Center. It's all available on the Opera website, but be forewarned: This is a test version, so you may experience some bugs. The update is available in both 32- and 64-bit versions, so be sure to download the correct one.</p><h3>Adobe Releases Camera Raw 7.2 Update</h3><p>If you have any Adobe products installed on your Mac, you may be seeing a familiar icon on your menu bar this morning. <a href="http://blogs.adobe.com/lightroomjournal/2012/10/camera-raw-7-2now-available.html" target="_blank">As noted on the company's Lightroom Journal</a>, a new update to Camera Raw 7.2 is now available as a final release for users of the company's photographic products, which includes Lightroom as well as Photoshop CS6 and even Adobe Photoshop Elements 11. The update brings additional Camera Raw support for 22 new cameras, lens profile support and also squashes bugs introduced with the previous version. A separate DNG Converter 7.2 update is also available for customers of previous versions of Photoshop.</p><h3>IM+, YouMail Roll Out iPhone 5-Compatible Updates</h3><p>Developers have responded quickly to the new screen size of the iPhone 5 with iOS 6-compatible updates that have been coming fast and furious since last month's announcement. This week, SHAPE released version 7.3 updates to the free <a href="http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/im+/id285688934?mt=8" target="_blank">IM+</a> and paid <a href="http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/im+-pro/id296246130?mt=8" target="_blank">IM+ Pro</a> instant messaging apps for just that purpose, which also add a message queue for times when the network is not available. Meanwhile, call management app <a href="http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/youmail-visual-voicemail/id308331524" target="_blank">YouMail</a> has also been updated for the iPhone 5, adding in-app, numberless messaging to any of the company's three million registered users across iOS, Android and BlackBerry without even dialing a number.</p><h3>SuperSync 5 Adds iTunes Match Support</h3><p><a href="http://supersync.com/index.php" target="_blank">SuperSync has announced the availability of its fifth version in as many years</a>, and the company appears focused on not letting Apple's iTunes Match service make its product obsolete. Like iTunes Match, SuperSync aims to keep iTunes in sync between Mac and PC computers as well as iPhones, iPods and iPads. Unlike Cupertino's all-or-nothing approach, SuperSync 5 promises to let users decide how to upgrade their tracks to the highest bit rate possible, remove iCloud duplicates and even get more matches. Playlists can also be synchronized even faster with only a click. Current owners can nab the upgrade for free, while pricing for new users starts as only $22.95 for a two-pack license, with five- and 10-pack licenses also available.</p><h3>1982 Arcade Classic Zaxxon Being Reworked for iOS, Android</h3><p>We love retro games here at MacLife.com, which is why we get excited about tidbits like this one. <a href="http://toucharcade.com/2012/10/02/classic-arcade-shooter-zaxxon-getting-remade-for-mobile-devices/" target="_blank">TouchArcade is reporting</a> that Sega has let slip a preview of a Zaxxon reboot for mobile devices. Zaxxon, you may recall, was Sega's 1982 arcade shooter that required plenty of skill to fly and dodge at the same time you were shooting. Sega appears to be confused about what to call the rebooted game, which it refers to as both Zaxxon Escape and Escape from Zaxxon. Either way, the initial preview ominously appears to deviate from the original version -- a mistake we hope the company will correct before this thing gets shipped.<br /><br /><em>Follow this article’s author, <a href="http://twitter.com/JRBTempe" target="_blank">J.R. Bookwalter on Twitter</a></em></p><p>&nbsp;</p>http://www.maclife.com/article/news/overnight_recap_opera_1210_beta_camera_raw_update_supersync_5#commentsNewsAdobebetascamera rawIM Plus ProOperaovernight recapSegaSoftware UpdatesSuperSyncyoumailZaxxoniPhoneMacWed, 03 Oct 2012 12:29:59 +0000J.R. Bookwalter15220 at http://www.maclife.com